Salt-shaker.



PATENTED JUNE 5, 15 06.

G. J. VESTER.

SALT SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11. 1905.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1906.

Application filed September 11,1905- Serial No. 277,920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsrAvE J. VESTER, a citizen of the United 'States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Salt-Shakers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in salt-shakers wherebyexcessive moisture is eliminated from the salt in the shaker.

In the use of salt-shakers as heretofore constructed the salt in theshaker would readily collect dampness or moisture from the atmosphere,which, causing the grains of salt to adhere together or form into acompact ness, would prevent the same from being pro erly shaken from theshaker.

he object of my invention is to eliminate excessive moisture from thesalt in the shaker, whereby the salt is held in a granular or drycondition and may be readily shaken from the shaker.

Figure 1 is a sectional view taken vertically through my improvedsalt-shaker. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line X X ofFig. 1 through the salt-shaker, and Fi 3 is an enlarged detail sectionalview ta en vertically through the'perforated box inclosing the absorbentmaterial.

In the drawings, 0. indicates the receptacle for the salt; I), theperforated screw-cap; c, the rod, and d the perforated box inclosin rthe absorbent material e of my improve salt-shaker.

The receptacle a may be of any design or configuration desired. In thereferred form I use a cylindrical body a, (0 glass or other material,)having the closed bottom a and the screw-threaded open top a. The cap bhas the usual perforations b b and the central hole I) and-isconstructed to screw onto the open screw-threaded end a of the body a.in the usual way, as shown in Fig. 1.

The rod 0 has the knob c on its u per end, the screw-threaded lower end0 (HM the collar 0 adjacent the lower end, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.This rod extends centrally into the body a of the shaker through thecentral hole 6 in he cap I). An agitator 0* may be secured to the rod 0intermediate the cap I) and the box d, as shown in Fig. 1.

The box d is circular in the preferred form.

and constructed to have the bottom (1, in-

which is the central hole (P, the upwardlyextendin circular edge (P, inwhich is the series of ho es (1 d, and the cover (1 having the centralhole d and shaped to fit in the open to of the box, as shown in Fig. 3.

he absorbent material e may consist of any absorbent substance having agreater absorbing quality than salt. In the preferred form I usecorn-starch and blottingpaper. A disk of blotting-paper e, having thecentral hole e is placed in the bottom of the box d and the box filledwith corn-starch. A disk e, of blottin -pa er, having the central hole 0is now the cover (1 placed on the disk of blottingpaper, and the boxsecured to the lower end of the rod 0 by passing the lower end of therod through the holes in the cover, disks of blotting-paper,corn-starch, and the hole in the bottom of the box, where it is securedby the nut 0 By' tightenin the nut 0" the cover (i is drawn into the ox,compressing the corn-starch between the disks of blottingpaper, as shownin Fig. 3.

he absorbent material e may be easily 1enewed, if required, by removingthe box (1 from the rod 0, or the moisture in the absorbent material maybe eliminated when the salt-shaker is not in use by placing the box d inan oven or similar heating device.

In the use of my improved salt-shaker the box (I, with the absorbentmaterial, is laced in the shaker, which is now filled wit salt, and theerforated cap I) secured by screwing it onto the u per end of theshaker, as shown in Fig. 1. e absorbent material in the box (1 nowextracts and absorbs all excessive moisture from the, salt through theseries of holes d d in the edge (1 of the box, thus leaving the salt ina dry granular condition. The sa t may now be readily shaken through theperforations in the cap I) when required.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a salt-shaker, a receptacle, a rod projectingwithin said receptacle and formed with a threaded lower end, a collar onsaid rod spaced from said lower end, a box having an opening in itsbottom to receive said rod, said box having erforations in its sides,compressible absor ent material in said box, a cover formed with anopening receiving said rod and abutting said collar, and extendingwithin said box to engage said compressible material, and a nut on saidthreaded end acer on the corn-starch,

of the rod to en age and siuport said box and to enable adjustment oithe degree of compressibility of said absorbent material.

2. In a salt-shaker, a receptacle, a rod projecting within saidreceptacle and formed with a threaded lower end, a collar on said rodspaced from said end,. a box having an opening in its bottom to receivesaid rod, said box having) erforations formed in its side, a section ofotting-paper seating in the boxbottom, corn-stare packed on top of saidblotting-paper, a second section of blottingpaper seating on top of saidcorn-starch, a cover formed with an opening to receive said rod andabutting said collar and extending within said box to en age said secondsection of blotting-paper, am a nut on said threaded end of the rod toengage and support said box and enabling the compactness of saidcorn-starch to be regulated.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAVE J. VESTER.

